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DELHI
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LEAD US TO
LEADERS
Aruna Asaf Ali
Bhikaji Cama
Deen Dayal Upadhay
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Tilak
Baba Kharak Singh
Ansari
Swami Shradhanan
Aruna Asaf Ali road
Aruna Asaf Ali (16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996)
was an Indian independence activist. She
was face of Quit India movement and is
widely remembered for hoisting the Indian
National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank
maidan in Bombay during the Quit India
Movement, 1942.
Bhikaji Cama place
Bhikhaji Cama (24 Sep 1861 - 13 Aug 1936)
was one of the prominent figures in
the Indian independence movement. Cama
wrote(in the Netherlands, Germany and
Switzerland) revolutionary literature for the
movement. Bhikhaiji Cama was vehement in
her support for gender equality.
What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more
than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of
capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten
heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the
stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each
greatness.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Bhikaji Cama
Deen Dayal Upadhay
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Tilak
Baba Kharak Singh
Ansari
Swami Shradhanan
Deen Dayal Upadhyay marg
Deen Dayal Upadhyay (25 Sep 1916 – 11 Feb
1968) was a philosopher,
economist, historian, journalist, and political
scientist. He was one of the most important
leaders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Upadhyaya conceived the political
philosophy Integral Humanism which is a
critique of both communism and capitalism –
the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee marg
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (6 Jul 1901 – 23
Jun 1953) was a politician, barrister and
academician, who served as minister in
Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. After falling out
with Nehru, Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya
Jana Sangh. He was strongly opposed
to Article 370 seeing as a threat to unity of
the country and fought against it inside and
outside of the parliament.
What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more
than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of our
capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten
heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the
stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each
greatness.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Bhikaji Cama
Deen Dayal Upadhay
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Tilak
Baba Kharak Singh
Ansari
Swami Shradhanan
Tilak Marg
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (23 Jul 1856 – 1 Aug
1920) was a teacher, social reformer, lawyer
and an independence activist. The British
colonial authorities called him "Father of the
Indian unrest.“ Tilak was one of the first and
strongest advocates of Swaraj ("self-rule")
and a strong radical in Indian consciousness.
Baba Kharak Singh Marg
Baba Kharak Singh (6 Jun 1867 - 6 Oct 1963)
is associated with the birth of political
consciousness in Punjab, its maturing into a
movement and the first triumph of the
experiment of passive resistance to be carried
out in India. He is the most important Sikh
character of the Indo-British history.
What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more
than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of our
capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten
heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the
stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each
greatness.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Bhikaji Cama
Deen Dayal Upadhay
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Tilak
Baba Kharak Singh
Ansari
Swami Shradhanan
Ansari Road
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (25 Dec 1880 –
1936) was an Indian nationalist, political
leader and former president of the Indian
National Congress and the Muslim League
during the Indian Independence Movement.
One of the founders of the Jamia Millia
Islamia University. He was an Indian pioneer
in surgery.
Swami Shradhanand Marg
Swami Shraddhanand (1856–1926), also
known as Mahatma Munshi Ram Vij, was an
educationist and an Arya Samaj missionary.
This included the establishment of
educational institutions, like the Gurukul
Kangri University. He was an active member
of the Hindu reform movements and the
Indian Independence movement.
What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more
than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of our
capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten
heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the
stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each
greatness.

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delhi leaders

  • 2. Aruna Asaf Ali Bhikaji Cama Deen Dayal Upadhay Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tilak Baba Kharak Singh Ansari Swami Shradhanan Aruna Asaf Ali road Aruna Asaf Ali (16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996) was an Indian independence activist. She was face of Quit India movement and is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement, 1942. Bhikaji Cama place Bhikhaji Cama (24 Sep 1861 - 13 Aug 1936) was one of the prominent figures in the Indian independence movement. Cama wrote(in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland) revolutionary literature for the movement. Bhikhaiji Cama was vehement in her support for gender equality. What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each greatness.
  • 3. Aruna Asaf Ali Bhikaji Cama Deen Dayal Upadhay Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tilak Baba Kharak Singh Ansari Swami Shradhanan Deen Dayal Upadhyay marg Deen Dayal Upadhyay (25 Sep 1916 – 11 Feb 1968) was a philosopher, economist, historian, journalist, and political scientist. He was one of the most important leaders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Upadhyaya conceived the political philosophy Integral Humanism which is a critique of both communism and capitalism – the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Shyama Prasad Mukherjee marg Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (6 Jul 1901 – 23 Jun 1953) was a politician, barrister and academician, who served as minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. After falling out with Nehru, Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. He was strongly opposed to Article 370 seeing as a threat to unity of the country and fought against it inside and outside of the parliament. What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of our capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each greatness.
  • 4. Aruna Asaf Ali Bhikaji Cama Deen Dayal Upadhay Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tilak Baba Kharak Singh Ansari Swami Shradhanan Tilak Marg Bal Gangadhar Tilak (23 Jul 1856 – 1 Aug 1920) was a teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist. The British colonial authorities called him "Father of the Indian unrest.“ Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj ("self-rule") and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. Baba Kharak Singh Marg Baba Kharak Singh (6 Jun 1867 - 6 Oct 1963) is associated with the birth of political consciousness in Punjab, its maturing into a movement and the first triumph of the experiment of passive resistance to be carried out in India. He is the most important Sikh character of the Indo-British history. What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of our capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each greatness.
  • 5. Aruna Asaf Ali Bhikaji Cama Deen Dayal Upadhay Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tilak Baba Kharak Singh Ansari Swami Shradhanan Ansari Road Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (25 Dec 1880 – 1936) was an Indian nationalist, political leader and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. One of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia University. He was an Indian pioneer in surgery. Swami Shradhanand Marg Swami Shraddhanand (1856–1926), also known as Mahatma Munshi Ram Vij, was an educationist and an Arya Samaj missionary. This included the establishment of educational institutions, like the Gurukul Kangri University. He was an active member of the Hindu reform movements and the Indian Independence movement. What is common between all these names? Any Delhiite would not take more than few seconds to answer. These are the important roads or landmark of our capital city. But it does not end here. These are the names of few forgotten heroes of India’s history. Their contribution and sacrifice is hidden beneath the stones and mortar of the road. Lets remind ourselves the story behind each greatness.